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dhāmāni

dhāman n. dwelling-place, house, abode, domain, RV. &c. &c. ( esp. seat of the gods, cf. madhyamaṃdhāmaviṣṇoḥ, Śak. [Pi. iv, 5] ; site of the sacred fire and the Soma , RV. &c.; with priyam, favourite residence, VS. ; Br. )

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1. dhāman

dhāman n. dwelling-place, house, abode, domain, RV. &c. &c. ( esp. seat of the gods, cf. madhyamaṃdhāmaviṣṇoḥ, Śak. [Pi. iv, 5] ; site of the sacred fire and the Soma , RV. &c.; with priyam, favourite residence, VS. ; Br. )

2. dhāman

the inmates of a house or members of a family, class, troop, band, host (also pl. ), RV. &c.

3. dhāman

effect, power, strength, majesty, glory, splendour, light, RV. &c., MBh. ; Kāv. ; Pur.

4. دهَمَنِ

dhamani f. the act of blowing or piping, RV. ii, 11, 8

5. دهَمَنِ

(also nī) a pipe or tube, ( esp. ) a canal of the human body, any tubular vessel, as a vein, nerve &c., AV. ; ChUp. ; MBh. ; Suśr. &c. (24 t˚ vessels starting from the heart or from the navel are supposed to carry the raca or chyle through the body)

6. دهَمَنِ

N. of Hrāda 's wife (the mother of Vātāpi and Ilvala ), BhP.

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. dhaman (vol. 1, scan p. 841; entry #7679).

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